YSRCP student wing seeks probe into constable recruitment

The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) student wing has demanded an independent probe, including by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), into the recruitment of police constables in Andhra Pradesh, alleging that the selection process raised doubts over transparency.Addressing the media at the party central office on Sunday, its State president Panuganti Chaitanya and working president A. Ravichandra demanded that the government place complete recruitment data in the public domain.They questioned the addition of 79 backlog posts to the 6,100 constable vacancies notified during the previous YSRCP government. Under what rules the additional posts were included and to which categories they were allotted, they sought to know. If 79 posts were added to 6,100, the total should be 6,179, they said, questioning the government’s claim that 6,100 posts were filled.They also questioned the increase in sports quota from 2% to 3%, and the expansion of eligible sports from 20 to 67. They sought disclosure of the candidates’ sports certificates, verification details, merit and category-wise cut-offs.The leaders alleged that the selection list contained only candidates’ names and registration numbers, unlike the details they claimed were placed in the public domain during the previous government’s recruitment of Sub-Inspectors.They cited alleged differences in cut-offs between general and sports categories in Guntur Rural and Nellore. They also demanded clarity on cancellation of the police passing-out parade after training. Published - September 13, 2026 07:48 pm IST